Keystone School's First Grade Projects

Hey First Grade, Do You Want To Build A Snowman?

As an elementary school teacher, I shudder at any mention of the movie Frozen, because I've heard that song so many times over the years. Call me a glutton for punishment, because it gets the kids excited to make a snowman. When I was a kid, it was the cartoon version of Frosty and I'm sure my teachers felt the same way. Today, the first graders make their own snowman the way they'd like.

Examples of different Sculpey Snowboys/Snowgirls

Curriculum Integration​Subject Integration: Art/LiteratureContent Standards:VA.Cr1.1.1a - Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials.​VA.Cr1.2.1a - Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.​VA.Cr2r.1.1a Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design​VA.Cr.2.2.1a - Demonstrate safe and proper procedures for using materials, tools, and equipment while making art.​VA: Cr2.3.1a - Identify and classify uses of everyday objects through drawings, diagrams, sculptures or other visual means.VA: Cr3.1.1a - Use art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art.​VA:Re7.1.1a - Select and describe works of art that illustrate daily life experiences of one's self and others.VA:Re7.2.1a - Compare images that represent the same subject​VA:re8.1.1a - Interpret art by categorizing subject matter and identifying the characteristics of form.​VA:Re9.1.1a - Classify artwork based on different reasons for preferences.​VA:Pr4.1.1a - Explain why some objects, artifacts and artwork are valued over others.​VA:Pr5.1.1a - Ask and answer questions such as where, when, why and how artwork should be prepared for presentation.​VA: Pr6.1.1a - Identify the roles and responsibilities of people who work in and visit museums and other art venues.​VA:Cn10.1.1a - Identify times, places and reasons by which students make art outside of school.​VA: Cn11.1.1a Understand that people from different places and times have made art for a variety of reasons.OBJECTIVE/ASSESSMENT​OBJECTIVE:​Students will:- discuss the difference between 2 Dimensional shapes and 3 Dimensional shapes. - be introduced to Sculpey- Create different sized Spheres- Learn the anatomy of a snowman​RUBRICS:​Students will be graded by completion.​MATERIALS & PROCEDURESWhite SculpeyOvenAcrylic paintWooden plaqueHot glueHot glue gun.PROCEDURES:Students participate in a teacher led discussion snow. San Antonio doesn't get a lot of cold weather and I can probably count on one hand the number of times it has snowed in the last few decades. Today, each child will receive a block of sculpey that they will roll out into three spheres of different sizes. Students will add eyes, arms, a nose, clothes (i.e. scarf,hat, ear muffs, etc...). When finished, teacher will bake the sculpey in a toaster oven (not the kitchen...It smokes up Founders) and the kids will paint it the following class period. It'll be hot glued on to a wood plaque for a desktop keepsake.